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Man With Gun Robs North Park-Area Market

February 5, 2012 News Comments Off

A man armed with a handgun robbed a North Park market of cash and beer on Saturday and then took off down a nearby alley, San Diego police said.

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Calif. Casino Tribes Kick Out Some Members

February 4, 2012 News Comments Off

Two casino-owning tribes in California – including on in San Diego County – have thinned their membership ranks over the last several months, cutting off scores of people from a share of casino profits and other benefits of tribal membership.

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Griffin O’Neal To Be Sentenced For DUI, Crash

February 3, 2012 Events Comments Off

Griffin O’Neal, the oldest son of actor Ryan O’Neal, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday for driving under the influence of drugs and causing a head-on collision in North County last summer.

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Vista Toddler Reported Missing Found Safe

January 27, 2012 Events Comments Off

A miscommunication between a North County couple on who was watching their toddler son Thursday led the father to report the boy missing and prompted authorities to search for him until he returned home unharmed under his mother’s care several hours later.

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Judge Rules Man Convicted In Slaying Insane

January 27, 2012 Events Comments Off

A transient convicted in the beating death of a man near a downtown condominium complex almost five years ago was insane at the time of the murder, a judge ruled Thursday.

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Hearing Today For Sex Offender Accused Of Assaulting Girl

January 26, 2012 Events Comments Off

A preliminary hearing was scheduled to begin Thursday for a 72-year-old registered sex offender accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in Escondido in 2009.

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Play Begins Today At Farmers Insurance Open

January 26, 2012 Events Comments Off

The $6 million Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament will begin play Thursday on the Torrey Pines North and South Golf Courses, with Tiger Woods about 8,000 miles away in Abu Dhabi.

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Trial continues for wife accused of killing husband

January 24, 2012 News Comments Off

SAN DIEGO – The prosecution will begin presenting its case Tuesday against a woman charged with murdering her husband inside their North Park condo.

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Man suspected in bank robberies arrested

January 22, 2012 Events Comments Off

A man suspected in seven bank robberies and three attempted robberies, primarily in North County and Orange County, was arrested Saturday, the FBI said.

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Peace Corps makes pitch to older volunteers

January 22, 2012 Events Comments Off

In the months after the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Carlsbad resident Richard Chmielewski decided to break from engineering and make a difference abroad.

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Man arrested after dog beaten

February 5, 2012

A 35-year-old man was jailed on suspicion of punching and kicking a dog at its owner’s Pacific Beach home, San Diego police said.

Brewery Transport: We drive. You drink.

September 20, 2011

[09/29/2011 - 10/01/2011] Taste San Diego! The Hotspot for Craft Beers.

Truck Veers Off Freeway, Crashes Down Ravine

January 20, 2012

A driver had to be rescued from his pickup truck after driving off a freeway and crashing the vehicle into a Del Mar-area ravine Friday.

New Whooping Cough Cases

October 27, 2011

A 9-year-old from Hill Creek Elementary School in the Santee School District and a 4 year old from Christ the Cornerstone Academy in Mira Mesa are the latest cases in San Diego, raising the county’s total to 384, said spokesperson Yvette Urrea Moe.

San Diego contractors get $173 million for ship, drones, dorms

September 9, 2011

Pentagon continues to funnel money to local firms for everything from repairing large amphibious warships to the operation of comparatively small drones.

Attorney donated time and talent to benefit community

February 5, 2012

Following in his father’s footsteps at the prestigious law firm Gray, Cary, Ames & Frye, Theodore “Ted” Cranston embarked on a legal career that earned him national recognition in the field of estate planning and accolades as a leader in community service to San Diego.

El Cajon doughnut shop robbed

February 5, 2012

A robber with a pistol held up Rose Donuts north of El Cajon Saturday evening, sheriff’s officials said.

Local analysis: Sam Popkin on Nevada

February 5, 2012

Sam Popkin is a political-science professor at UC San Diego. He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Candidate: How to Win — and Hold — the White House.” This is his take on the Nevada caucuses, provided to U-T San Diego:

Local analysis: Ron Nehring on Nevada

February 5, 2012

The former chairman of the San Diego County and California Republican parties says Mitt Romney is the certain GOP nominee barring an unlikely shift in dynamic.

Tijuana concerned about flow of deportees

February 5, 2012

Illegal immigration is a contentious topic in the United States, but it can be a touchy subject in Mexico too.

Motorcylist’s leg severed in crash

February 5, 2012

A 42-year-old motorcyclist traveling west on state Route 76 was severely injured Saturday afternoon when his bike veered into an eastbound lane and collided with an SUV pulling a utility trailer, the California Highway Patrol said.

Local Susan G. Komen Chapter Receives Death Threats

February 5, 2012

The executive director of the local chapter of the Susan G.

Controversial Art Exhibit Unveiled In Encinitas

February 5, 2012

A new art exhibit unveiled in Encinitas on Saturday that was meant to honor a former city councilwoman has also created controversy.

Students test their skills at Science Olympiad

February 5, 2012

About 1,000 middle school students participated Saturday in the Science Olympiad at Rancho Bernardo High School.